Pocono Vacation Park in Stroudsburg, PA has become a frequent overnight stopover when we travel to PA or points south. From NH, we travel south on MA Route 495 to the MA Pike (Route 90), then to Route 84 through CT, NY, into PA to Route 209 south. Through the Delaware Water Gap to Stroudsburg, then to Pocono Vacation Park … Continue reading →
It’s amazing how, sometimes, you don’t think of the obvious until it rears up and bites you! We live in New Hampshire and it snows here, sometimes heavily. Our travel trailer spends the winter out in the yard, so it’s exposed to whatever the weather brings. I take some of the weight off the tires and suspension by putting jack … Continue reading →
In a scared voice, Deb said, “What was that?” Strangely, I didn’t immediately hear or feel what she did, but about the time she spotted bits of rubber flying out from the side of the rig, I felt it in the steering – big time! One of the trailer tires had blown and we’d started to sway. Not good in traffic that was very heavy and moving at only slightly less than the speed of light!
Continue reading →Manassas, VA: the site of not one, but two Civil War Battles of Bull Run. As I’ve come to understand it, Union troops tended to name battles after natural features of the immediate area. Bull Run was, and is, the name of a stream in the midst of the battle area. Confederate troops, on the other hand, named battles after … Continue reading →
We arrived at Aquia Pines Camp Resort, in Stafford, VA, on a Saturday afternoon a couple of weeks ago. It’s kind of an urban park in that it sits between Route 95 and Route 1 and is surrounded by businesses of all kinds, noise, and traffic. The campground, though, is surprisingly quiet and peaceful in the midst of all this. … Continue reading →
